Richard was entitled magister and therefore must have attended university - and this would suggest his being from a well-heeled family.
[2] At Sandford's death, in spring 1235, the monks of Rochester elected Wendene bishop.
However, Edmund of Abingdon challenged the election, as he claimed the archbishop of Canterbury's jurisdiction over the diocese of Rochester.
It took a couple of years for the pope to find in the monks' favour, and Richard was consecrated on 21 November 1238 in Rochester Cathedral.
[3][4] Richard died on 12 October 1250 at the episcopal manor of Freckenham, Suffolk.